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At the time I was rushing because I woke up late that day and my Target was sold out. I called a GameStop a mile from my house and they said they still had a few Pikachu 3DS XLs left. I guess the clerk was slick asking me that because I couldn't recall in a split second if that was the warranty I needed to send it to Nintendo and be able to get it fixed

How does it work exactly? If something happens within a year I can send it to Nintendo and get it fixed for free, right? But if it's after a year I have to pay?

At the time I was rushing because I woke up late that day and my Target was sold out. I called a GameStop a mile from my house and they said they still had a few Pikachu 3DS XLs left. I guess the clerk was slick asking me that because I couldn't recall in a split second if that was the warranty I needed to send it to Nintendo and be able to get it fixed

All you need to prove that the system is under a year warranty is your receipt from when you brought the system, that's it really.

Originally Posted by TheFonz

How does it work exactly? If something happens within a year I can send it to Nintendo and get it fixed for free, right? But if it's after a year I have to pay?

That is correct.

"Now Count up your Sins"- Kamen Rider W

Originally Posted by Clamps

And here we have GAMEFREAK EMPLOYEE Blaze Boy confirming once again that Red/Blue/Yellow/Green/ and Gold/Silver/Crystal will not be on the 3DS virtual console E-shop!

I didn't break it... But human error DID cause it... A.K.A- the manufacuterers at Nintendo... It broke after having it for about a month- no drops, nothing spilled on it, I haven't mistreated it in anyway, it never left the house, and it always sat on my nightstand when I am not playing it- with my other one that is two years old and works like new. (Standard red 3DS, OG model) AND, I haven't touched it for half of that time!!! (Busy with other stuff... =3=) So it might have walked away on its own- broke itself, and then returned to the EXACT same spot I left it two weeks earlier... (What a messed up 3DS, lol)

BTW, you are not GUARANTEED a Pikachu xl, the guy at Nintendo made me choose a Red or a Blue in the RARE event that it broke beyond repair... He assured me, however, that 99.9% of the time, the people get the same one back- working like new again... So, wish me luck! Shipping it out later next week...

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So I bid on a brand new unopened Pikachu 3DS XL on evay for 45 dollars and somehow I did not get bid up. All the other auctions for this item were going to at least 300, if not more. I recieved it and it IS onopened, brand new, and authentic US version. So did nobody just catch this auction or is there some secret catch?

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The catch is that buying stuff on eBay - particularly rare stuff - for cheap is playing Russian roulette at best.

The chamber you drew didn't appear to have a bullet in it this time, is all.

So the seller just got really unlucky with nobody seeing his auction?
I knew it was a risk getting it but at 45 bucks I couldn't NOT take the risk.

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So I bid on a brand new unopened Pikachu 3DS XL on evay for 45 dollars and somehow I did not get bid up. All the other auctions for this item were going to at least 300, if not more. I recieved it and it IS onopened, brand new, and authentic US version. So did nobody just catch this auction or is there some secret catch?

If there really IS no problem with it, then you are one lucky customer.

If there really IS no problem with it, then you are one lucky customer.

Did you also check the seller and see how reputable they are?

Yeah they had all good reviews and whatnot.

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It was only the starting bid. You know how you see a lot of super low starting bids? For some reason nobody seemed to be bidding on this auction, yet the rest of the Pikachu 3DS XL auctions had like 20-50 bids, some up to 600 bucks! It's already been delivered and it was in the original box unopened and it plays without glitches so I think it's legit. My guess is the sucker bought it and hoped to make a profit on it but got SUPER unlucky that nobody saw his auction?

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It was only the starting bid. You know how you see a lot of super low starting bids? For some reason nobody seemed to be bidding on this auction, yet the rest of the Pikachu 3DS XL auctions had like 20-50 bids, some up to 600 bucks! It's already been delivered and it was in the original box unopened and it plays without glitches so I think it's legit. My guess is the sucker bought it and hoped to make a profit on it but got SUPER unlucky that nobody saw his auction?

I think if he bought it and wanted to make a profit that badly, he'd have put the opening bid higher. That is a really strange situation. The first reason that pops into my head is that he stole it and sold it for any price just for some quick money.

But that's probably because I live in a bad neighborhood so most likely not the reason. Really lucky find! Good for you!

It was only the starting bid. You know how you see a lot of super low starting bids? For some reason nobody seemed to be bidding on this auction, yet the rest of the Pikachu 3DS XL auctions had like 20-50 bids, some up to 600 bucks! It's already been delivered and it was in the original box unopened and it plays without glitches so I think it's legit. My guess is the sucker bought it and hoped to make a profit on it but got SUPER unlucky that nobody saw his auction?

You got lucky because the seller got greedy and started the bid at $45 which puts people off on bidding as they want it for cheap. Anyway getting a 3DS for cheap is nothing as I brought some console at a cheap price, hell I brought a working Dreamcast for 99p.

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Originally Posted by Clamps

And here we have GAMEFREAK EMPLOYEE Blaze Boy confirming once again that Red/Blue/Yellow/Green/ and Gold/Silver/Crystal will not be on the 3DS virtual console E-shop!

You got lucky because the seller got greedy and started the bid at $45 which puts people off on bidding as they want it for cheap. Anyway getting a 3DS for cheap is nothing as I brought some console at a cheap price, hell I brought a working Dreamcast for 99p.

I doubt Tretta 3DS will be localized. That scanner peripheral that comes with it is probably very expensive to make, and Battrio/Tretta isn't really that popular outside of Japan (or at least not here in the U.S.).

Originally Posted by LizardonX

Tabitha has really let himself go, just how many lava cookies did he eat in the last 11 years?

I doubt Tretta 3DS will be localized. That scanner peripheral that comes with it is probably very expensive to make, and Battrio/Tretta isn't really that popular outside of Japan (or at least not here in the U.S.).

They have no idea how popular it is, barely anyone outside of japan has heard of it, they have never attempted to bring it over.

Battrio sets have been sold here in the U.S., actually. I think the TCG makes it seem redundant, though. I don't see it catching on.

Yeah, by importing from Japanese retailers online, of course...

^ If a product is japanese-exclusive, then as long as one country has similar power standards to japan(for example, the USA), importing that product to that same country is legitimately possible(although you cannot buy battrio(since it's japan-exclusive, as mentioned already) sets from stores located within the importee's country if it's not otherwise designed for use outside the importer's country(Japan))... And if that's not true, how come my sister can play fire emblem: mystery of the emblem in the USA, despite that game being japanese-exclusive???

^ So, unless America's electric standards change anytime soon, I can assume that you can still play battrio in America(but you'll have to learn language to understand the script), despite battrio not being officially localized(meaning not officially released by NOA, so they don't get the money they could've gotten had they localized battrio) in the states, so if anyone knows japanese, and wants battrio, why be stingy when an english-language version is not officially coming?

^ If a product is japanese-exclusive, then as long as one country has similar power standards to japan(for example, the USA), importing that product to that same country is legitimately possible(although you cannot buy battrio(since it's japan-exclusive, as mentioned already) sets from stores located within the importee's country if it's not otherwise designed for use outside the importer's country(Japan))... And if that's not true, how come my sister can play fire emblem: mystery of the emblem in the USA, despite that game being japanese-exclusive???

^ So, unless America's electric standards change anytime soon, I can assume that you can still play battrio in America(but you'll have to learn language to understand the script), despite battrio not being officially localized(meaning not officially released by NOA, so they don't get the money they could've gotten had they localized battrio) in the states, so if anyone knows japanese, and wants battrio, why be stingy when an english-language version is not officially coming?

No, I've seen English language Battrio sets sold in places like Wal Mart and Target. IDK if they've ever sold the electronic readers, but I definitely remember seeing the pucks sold in American stores.

Originally Posted by LizardonX

Tabitha has really let himself go, just how many lava cookies did he eat in the last 11 years?

Were you excepting something else? Beside it's highly unlikely that it won't be localized in the West.

Originally Posted by jonman721

It could be localized this time, but I probably wouldnt buy it, the idea of buying every disk things turns me off.

I doubt that since the disk is mean to be used with the Tretta arcade.

Originally Posted by Bolt the Cat

No, I've seen English language Battrio sets sold in places like Wal Mart and Target. IDK if they've ever sold the electronic readers, but I definitely remember seeing the pucks sold in American stores.

Why would they sell the Battrio sets in the west when they were meant to be used with the arcade machine, which was never localized. Are you sure that you aren't thinking of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game instead?

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Originally Posted by Clamps

And here we have GAMEFREAK EMPLOYEE Blaze Boy confirming once again that Red/Blue/Yellow/Green/ and Gold/Silver/Crystal will not be on the 3DS virtual console E-shop!